The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our understanding of human evolution. But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four ...

To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans, as well as to the anatomy of "knuckle-walking" primates like ...

A 3D polygonal model, guided by imaging scan data and muscle scarring, reconstructing the lower limb muscles of the Australopithecus afarensis fossil AL 288-1, known as ‘Lucy’.

afarensis (e.g. Lucy). However, “[t]he contemporaneity of the two species now suggests that a more complex family tree prevailed early in the human evolutionary process,” the study authors write.

This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human ...

Fossil discoveries, such as those of Australopithecus afarensis (e.g., “Lucy”), provide insight into human evolution. These ...

Scans of eight fossilized adult and infant Australopithecus afarensis skulls reveal a prolonged period of brain growth during development that may have set the stage for extended childhood learning in ...

Believed to be 3.5 million years old, the remains of Australopithecus afarensis, had earlier been ... man and urge the government to gazette the fossil site where remains of Australopithecus ...

Lucy and other members of her species, Australopithecus afarensis, lived between 3.9 ... Estimating the age of hominid fossils is usually a painstaking, two-part process, involving both "absolute ...

Believed to be 3.5 million years old, the remains of Australopithecus afarensis, had earlier been ... man and urge the government to gazette the fossil site where remains of Australopithecus ...